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Bubba Sparxxx is a great idea executed pretty damn well. He's the redneck version of Eminem, a talented bubba sponsored by a great producer (in this case, Timbaland), given a lively soundscape as a background for his semi-autobiographical humorous sketches of life as who he is. Sparxxx is neither as nimble a rapper as Eminem, nor is he as imaginative, so this doesn't have the impact of either the Slim Shady LP or Marshall Mathers LP, but Timbaland is an exceptional producer who can give a gifted, but limited, MC like Bubba Sparxxx a huge boost by simply giving him music that sounds good. And that's the case on Dark Days, Bright Nights, since it has a dexterous, adventurous production that gives the album a real boost. Sparxxx himself is pretty good -- his voice tends to blend into the mix a little too much and he's not as imaginative as, say, Pete Nice, MC Serch, or, yes, Eminem, but he never stumbles, either. So, the album winds up as a solid debut -- nothing is as good as "Ugly" (it'd be hard to top those ethereal wordless backing vocals, regardless of how good the rest of the album was), and it ultimately runs a little too long, but it still is better than most rap debuts of 2001, not just because of the mastermind of Timbaland, but because Bubba Sparxxx is still a strong focal point, even when he tends to repeat himself.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Tim Mosley, ComposerLyricist - Larry Gold, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Penny, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Senator Jimmy D, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Timbaland, Producer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Douglas, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bubba Sparxxx, MainArtist - Warren Anderson Mathis, ComposerLyricist - Alexandria Leen, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Emma Kunnrow, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Gloria Stock, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 Beat Club Records/Interscope Records
Tweet, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Penny, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Senator Jimmy D, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Timbaland, Producer, Mixer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Douglas, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Timothy Mosley, ComposerLyricist - A. Mathis, ComposerLyricist - Bubba Sparxxx, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Kanan, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Beat Club Records/Interscope Records
Bubba Sparxxx, Spoken Word, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Majors, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shannon Houchins, Producer - Wes Whitsett, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer - Jemmie "Killagrove" Watford, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 Beat Club Records/Interscope Records
Tim Mosley, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Bereal, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tweet, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Penny, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Pettaway, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Senator Jimmy D, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Timbaland, Producer, Mixer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Douglas, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Storch, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Bubba Sparxxx, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Warren Anderson Mathis, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Kanan, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Beat Club Records/Interscope Records
Tim Mosley, ComposerLyricist - Steve Penny, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Senator Jimmy D, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Timbaland, Producer, Mixer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Douglas, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Storch, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Bubba Sparxxx, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Warren Anderson Mathis, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Kanan, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Beat Club Records/Interscope Records
Josh Butler, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bubba Sparxxx, MainArtist - Warren Anderson Mathis, ComposerLyricist - Shannon Houchins, Producer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Gerald Hall, Recording Engineer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Beat Club Records/Interscope Records
Jimmy Douglass, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rico Wade, ComposerLyricist - Patrick Brown, ComposerLyricist - Raymon Murray, ComposerLyricist - Jamahr Williams, ComposerLyricist - Organized Noize, Producer, Unknown, Other - Sean Davis, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Backbone, Unknown, Other, FeaturedArtist - Bubba Sparxxx, MainArtist - Warren Anderson Mathis, ComposerLyricist - Sleepy Brown, Unknown, Other, FeaturedArtist - Billy Odum, Drum Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Aaron Mills Bass, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 Beat Club Records/Interscope Records
Tim Mosley, ComposerLyricist - Steve Penny, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Senator Jimmy D, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Timbaland, Producer, Mixer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Douglas, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Storch, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Bubba Sparxxx, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Warren Anderson Mathis, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Kanan, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Beat Club Records/Interscope Records
Tim Mosley, ComposerLyricist - Larry Gold, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Penny, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Senator Jimmy D, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Timbaland, Producer, Mix Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Douglas, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sebastian, Unknown, Vocalist, Other, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bubba Sparxxx, Background Vocalist, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Warren Anderson Mathis, ComposerLyricist - Garland Mosley, ComposerLyricist - Alexandria Leen, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Emma Kunnrow, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Gloria Stock, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 Beat Club Records/Interscope Records
Bubba Sparxxx, MainArtist - Warren Anderson Mathis, ComposerLyricist - Shannon Houchins, ComposerLyricist - Khalifani, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Blackshear, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Beat Club Records/Interscope Records
Tim Mosley, ComposerLyricist - Steve Penny, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Senator Jimmy D, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Timbaland, Producer, Mixer, Unknown, Background Vocalist, Vocalist, Other, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Douglas, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bubba Sparxxx, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Warren Anderson Mathis, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Kanan, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rhonesha Howerton, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 Beat Club Records/Interscope Records
Bubba Sparxxx, MainArtist - Warren Anderson Mathis, ComposerLyricist - Shannon Houchins, Producer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Duddy Ken, Unknown, Other, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2001 Beat Club Records/Interscope Records
Josh Butler, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bubba Sparxxx, MainArtist - Warren Anderson Mathis, ComposerLyricist - Shannon Houchins, Producer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Gerald Hall, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Sylvain, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 Beat Club Records/Interscope Records
Bubba Sparxxx, MainArtist - Warren Anderson Mathis, ComposerLyricist - Manuel Morris, ComposerLyricist - Khalifani, Producer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Blackshear, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Beat Club Records/Interscope Records
Jimmy Douglass, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rico Wade, ComposerLyricist - Patrick Brown, ComposerLyricist - Raymon Murray, ComposerLyricist - Steve Penny, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Timbaland, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Scott Storch, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Organized Noize, Producer, Unknown, Other - Sean Davis, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bubba Sparxxx, MainArtist - Warren Anderson Mathis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Beat Club Records/Interscope Records
Bubba Sparxxx, MainArtist - Warren Anderson Mathis, ComposerLyricist - Shannon Houchins, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - C.I., Unknown, Other, FeaturedArtist - Khalifani, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 Beat Club Records/Interscope Records
Cedric Leonard, ComposerLyricist - Bubba Sparxxx, MainArtist - Warren Anderson Mathis, ComposerLyricist - Kosha, Unknown, Other, FeaturedArtist - Shannon Houchins, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bo Hagin, Unknown, Other, FeaturedArtist - Gerald Hall, Producer, Recording Engineer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Kelvin Seldon, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Beat Club Records/Interscope Records
Bubba Sparxxx, MainArtist - Warren Anderson Mathis, ComposerLyricist - Shannon Houchins, Producer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jemmie "Killagrove" Watford, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Triple Platinum, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 Beat Club Records/Interscope Records
Album review
Bubba Sparxxx is a great idea executed pretty damn well. He's the redneck version of Eminem, a talented bubba sponsored by a great producer (in this case, Timbaland), given a lively soundscape as a background for his semi-autobiographical humorous sketches of life as who he is. Sparxxx is neither as nimble a rapper as Eminem, nor is he as imaginative, so this doesn't have the impact of either the Slim Shady LP or Marshall Mathers LP, but Timbaland is an exceptional producer who can give a gifted, but limited, MC like Bubba Sparxxx a huge boost by simply giving him music that sounds good. And that's the case on Dark Days, Bright Nights, since it has a dexterous, adventurous production that gives the album a real boost. Sparxxx himself is pretty good -- his voice tends to blend into the mix a little too much and he's not as imaginative as, say, Pete Nice, MC Serch, or, yes, Eminem, but he never stumbles, either. So, the album winds up as a solid debut -- nothing is as good as "Ugly" (it'd be hard to top those ethereal wordless backing vocals, regardless of how good the rest of the album was), and it ultimately runs a little too long, but it still is better than most rap debuts of 2001, not just because of the mastermind of Timbaland, but because Bubba Sparxxx is still a strong focal point, even when he tends to repeat himself.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:12:53
- Main artists: Bubba Sparxxx
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Beat Club
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2001 Beat Club Records/Interscope Records ℗ 2001 Beat Club Records/Interscope Records
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